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At an early age there were pen pals. Teen years featured creative writing and poorly written poetry. Tall stacks of journaled notebooks were fueled by an active imagination. The pen, a typewriter, the computer: all useful.

From Southern California, she moved to Nebraska to care for an ailing mother-in-law. Emails, sent over years to friends, turned into “Letters from Nebraska: A Day Full of Cows.”

Eventually, she moved to Ecuador. Editor Jane Lael and Jane Brunette (flamingseed.org) hosted writing groups. They used “writing from the soul” – timed writings to a prompt. Months passed. One day, the prompt “bitten by the madness” was presented, and a whole world downloaded. It became the short story “Thought-Spoke Diary”. She wrote like one possessed for almost a year and produced most of her book “Kickin’ Back with Cozy Short Stories.”

She blogged for her sanity and to keep connected with friends. The first blogsite was shut down; the second website was wiped out. Here. Then, gone.

For someone who can’t make the same meal twice, the thought of recreating a deleted website was overwhelming. Hopeless.